Nozawa Now: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Mar 20, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 13, 2025
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Nozawa Onsen region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 4cm
Snowfall at base this season 604cm
Posted on Wednesday 20th March 2024 This is an archived report. The latest Nozawa Now report can be found here.
It's snowing. Already 3-4cm on the ground. Lots more to come into tomorrow - looks like it is happening.
Just checking the calendar again and, yes, it is 20th March. Mad stuff!
Wind might be an issue in top areas today into tomorrow and it might affect lifts.
Today is a national holiday.
Fresh snowfall since yesterday morning (reported by the ski area at 7:10am):
Yamabiko: 3cm
Uenotaira: 3cm
Hikage: 2cm
Nagasaka: 2cm
Karasawa: 1cm
Official snow depth numbers (reported by the ski area):
Yamabiko: 235cm
Uenotaira: 200cm
Hikage: 75cm
Nagasaka: 75cm
Karasawa: 30cm
Spring season & planned closing date:
Cheaper spring season tickets will be available from Monday 1st April until the end of the season.
Nozawa Onsen ski area plans to open until Monday 6th May 2024 (subject to conditions).
Nozawa Now 2023-2024 season |
Data as of Wednesday 20th March 2024 Total snowfall at base 604cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 57 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 64cm (23rd December) November 2023 snowfall 21cm reported on 2 days December 2023 snowfall 93cm reported on 10 days January 2024 snowfall 219cm reported on 14 days February 2024 snowfall 135cm reported on 16 days March 2024 snowfall 136cm reported on 15 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Nozawa Onsen. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.